A 55-year-old woman, Geetamma, died during an exorcism ritual in Karnataka’s Shivamogga district. Her son Sanjay, along with Asha and Santosh, were arrested for her murder.

The deputy chief minister said the Pune–Nashik and Nashik–Mumbai routes had turned into accident-prone stretches due to potholes and unfinished construction work

Waterlogging was reported from several parts of Kolkata on Tuesday morning as heavy rains lashed southern West Bengal, officials said.